Lion Brand Notebook ®
At the beginning of every year Pantone appoints one color to inspire world trends for the months ahead. A regular practice since 2000, Pantone recently announced this year’s color: “Radiant Orchid.” According to the leading color authority, Radiant Orchid “inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health,” and was chosen to influence fashion, personal style and all creative matters in 2014.
Purple is a color that’s often associated with encouraging individual creativity and used in meditation to help visualize a harmonious, spiritual balance. Expect to see this purple popping up on inspiration and mood boards everywhere—and of course yarn projects.
With personalization becoming a bigger aspect in fashion this year, we find that purple a great color to work with because of its complexity. While it is a simple combination of blue and red, the variety of shades you choose to use in a project can vary, depending on the mood you wish to reflect.
| Crochet Two Tone Mobius Cowl in Homespun® Thick and Quick® in Mixed Berries and Claret |
Knit Lace Beret in Vanna’s Sequins in Merlot |
Crochet Easy Peasy Hat and Scarf Set in Tweed Stripes in Orchid |
You can choose a darker purplish hue for a glamourous, moody appearance; or use a bright pink, magenta to conjure pep and energy.
We’ve selected some of our favorite Radiant Orchid-inspired yarns to guide you:
| Babysoft® Lavender |
Homespun® Mixed Berries |
Hometown USA® Denver Rocky Mountain |
| Kitchen Cotton® Grape |
LB Collection® Angora Merino Sangria |
LB Collection® Silk Pluto |
| Vanna’s Choice® Magenta |
Vanna’s Sequins Merlot |
Wool-Ease® Dark Rose Heather |
What do you think of Radiant Orchid? Will you be inspired to use this color in your yarncrafting this year?
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Ellen Meng Schmidt
Yummy!
greening
Love this color and hope you come out with even more of it! It’s flattering and happy!
pamortrud
Love the color!
Sherrill
This is a little off-topic, but . . . Here is an ingenious use for your Fun Fur! http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/01/diy-knitted-deadcat-microphone.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: blogspot/NVaYV (Gurney Journey)
Petrina
That’s amazing. Thanks for sharing the link.
Charky1962
Stunning colours, I’ll definitely be looking for these!
Croknitter
Love, Love all the shades and plan to make use of more than one of them
Cynthia
It’s about time Pantone names my (2nd) favourite color for color of the year! YAY! I’ve had my eye on the beautiful shades of purple in the Homespun line and am trying to decide exactly what I want to crochet using all of them. Suggestions??